2012-11-01

New UN Collaborating Centre for Energy Efficient Lighting Opens in Beijing

The UN and partners announced the opening of the Global Efficient Lighting Centre (GELC) in Beijing, China. Launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Chinese National Lighting Test Centre, GELC is designed to support the rapid deployment of energy-efficient technologies in developing and emerging countries. To date, almost 50 developing and emerging countries have committed to phasing out incandescent lamps by 2016, under the en.lighten initiative - a partnership between UNEP and the Global Environemnt Facility (GEF). Accordin...
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